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Case Report: Phenotypic and genetic characterization of a presumptive sporadic hypothalamic hamartoma in a standard Schnauzer dog (2025)
Journal Article
Liatis, T., Attree, E., Ruiz De Alejos Blanco, L., Santens, P., De Stefani, A., & Psifidi, A. (2025). Case Report: Phenotypic and genetic characterization of a presumptive sporadic hypothalamic hamartoma in a standard Schnauzer dog. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Volume 12 - 2025, https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2025.1591863

IntroductionHypothalamic hamartoma (HH) is a rare suprasellar developmental lesion that resembles ectopically located grey matter within the hypothalamus. Genetic mutations in genes involved in the sonic hedgehog intracellular pathway have been repor... Read More about Case Report: Phenotypic and genetic characterization of a presumptive sporadic hypothalamic hamartoma in a standard Schnauzer dog.

Description and clinical relevance of the variable conformation of canine spinal arachnoid diverticula (2024)
Journal Article
De Frias, J., De Decker, S., De Stefani, A., & Llabres-Diaz, F. (2024). Description and clinical relevance of the variable conformation of canine spinal arachnoid diverticula. Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound, https://doi.org/10.1111/vru.13365

The conformation of spinal arachnoid diverticula (SAD) and their clinical implications are poorly characterized in dogs. This retrospective cross-sectional study describes different SAD conformations in dogs and aims to identify if there is an associ... Read More about Description and clinical relevance of the variable conformation of canine spinal arachnoid diverticula.

Dropped-head syndrome in a dog secondary to myopathy of the cervical extensor muscles (2023)
Journal Article
Grapes, N., Llabres-Diaz, F., Vicent, N., De Stefani, A., & De Decker, S. (2023). Dropped-head syndrome in a dog secondary to myopathy of the cervical extensor muscles. Vet Record Case Reports, https://doi.org/10.1002/vrc2.654

A 4-year-old, male, entire Newfoundland was presented for investigation of an acute onset cervical ventroflexion and pyrexia, 4 days following a hip replacement surgery. Neurological examination confirmed prominent cervical ventroflexion characterise... Read More about Dropped-head syndrome in a dog secondary to myopathy of the cervical extensor muscles.

A case series of 37 surgically managed, paraplegic, deep pain negative, French bulldogs with thoracolumbar intervertebral disc extrusion from two English referral centres (2023)
Journal Article
Jones, G., Cherubini, G., Llabres-Diaz, F., Caine, A., & De Stefani, A. (in press). A case series of 37 surgically managed, paraplegic, deep pain negative, French bulldogs with thoracolumbar intervertebral disc extrusion from two English referral centres. Veterinary Record Open, https://doi.org/10.1002/vro2.61

Background:
Thoracolumbar intervertebral disc extrusions (TL-IVDE) are a common spinal disorder in dogs, especially within chondrodystrophic breeds. Loss of deep nociception is a well-documented negative prognostic indicator in dogs with TL-IVDE, wi... Read More about A case series of 37 surgically managed, paraplegic, deep pain negative, French bulldogs with thoracolumbar intervertebral disc extrusion from two English referral centres.

Risk factors associated with short-term mortality and recurrence of status epilepticus in dogs (2022)
Journal Article
Fentem, R., de Stefani, A., Quintana, R., Alcoverro, E., Jones, G., Amengual-Batle, P., & Goncalves, R. (2022). Risk factors associated with short-term mortality and recurrence of status epilepticus in dogs. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.16353

Background Status epilepticus (SE) is an emergency associated with serious consequences for both patient and owner. Data regarding risk factors for short-term mortality or recurrence in dogs with SE is limited. Objective Identify risk factors associa... Read More about Risk factors associated with short-term mortality and recurrence of status epilepticus in dogs.

Delayed forebrain syndrome due to presumptive traumatic intranasal meningoencephalocele in a cat (2019)
Journal Article
Liatis, T., De Stefani, A., Mantis, P., & Cherubini, G. B. (2019). Delayed forebrain syndrome due to presumptive traumatic intranasal meningoencephalocele in a cat. Vet Record Case Reports, 7(3), https://doi.org/10.1136/vetreccr-2019-000910

A 3-year-old male neutered domestic shorthair cat was referred with 1-month history of three generalised tonic-clonic epileptic seizures and left-sided thoracic limb knuckling. Nine months previously, the cat was bitten on the right upper palpebral r... Read More about Delayed forebrain syndrome due to presumptive traumatic intranasal meningoencephalocele in a cat.